Children, 6 and 9, injured in West Side hit-and-run

Staff report

A boy and girl were injured in a hit-and-run accident in the Austin neighborhood this afternoon, officials said.

The 6-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were near LeMoyne Street and Mayfield Avenue about 1:30 p.m. when they were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.

They were taken in fair-to-serious condition to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, said Fire Department spokesman Will Knight.

Their injuries were not considered life-threatening, Mirabelli said.

No one was in custody, and a description of the vehicle was not available.